Home-quarantine during the initial Covid-19 outbreak in Israel: parent perceived impact on children with ASD.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Studies have reported that Covid-19 home-quarantine periods have had mostly negative psychological impact on children with ASD and their families. Here we examined parent perceived impact of a 6-week quarantine period imposed in Israel at the beginning of the Covid-19 outbreak, in mid-March 2020.

Methods

An anonymous online questionnaire was completed by parents of 268 children with ASD. Parents rated deterioration/improvement in their child's behaviors, abilities, mood, sleep, and anxiety along with changes in their own mood, sleep, parenting skills, and family relationships. We performed t-tests and ANOVA analyses to assess the significance of perceived impact on each domain and potential differences in the impact across families with children of different ages,

SUBMITTER: Arazi A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9176182 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature